The wildcatter's risky business

February 10, 2013

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Derrickman Nestor Lerma, right, gets help mixing mud from floorhand J.B. Espinoza, 21, of Freer. The chemicals were used to manage the consistency of the mud that built up the walls of the hole being drilled.

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Derrickman Nestor Lerma, right, gets help mixing mud from floorhand J.B. Espinoza, 21, of Freer. The chemicals were used to manage the consistency of the mud that built up the walls of the hole being drilled.